YouTube Reinstates banned Climate video

YouTube Reinstates banned Climate video

In July, as part of my “Climate Denial Crock of the Week” video series, I published a piece that criticized and parodied the work of well known climate denier Anthony Watts, and his “SurfaceStations.org” project.

On July 26, Watts filed what I regard as an improper “DMCA” claim against the video, and had it removed from YouTube.

The DMCA, (Digital Millenium Copyright Act), was originally intended to protect copyright owners from internet abuse, but has been occasionally used improperly, notoriously by authoritarian religious groups and cults, in order to restrain criticism and free speech on the internet.

After some investigation of related cases and obtaining additional opinions as to relevant copyright law, I confirmed my original belief that my videos in no way violate copyright law, especially in light of the principles of critical review, parody, and transformational use of material.

In accordance with established YouTube guidelines, I filed a “counternotice”, affirming, “under penalty of perjury, that I have a good faith belief that the material was removed or disabled as a result of a mistake or misidentification of the material to be removed or disabled.”

This content has been restored and your account will not be penalized.”

I wish to extend my sincerest gratitude to YouTube, to all those who advised and supported me in this effort, and most especially, to Anthony Watts and SurfaceStation.org, for providing invaluable exposure to my video series, and greatly increasing my traffic and visibility.

Soviet Union, Iran, etc. are not carefully controlled, but merely mistake-ridden and clumsy, and if people can’t get their message out to raise questions, or are not exposed to other points of view, the only consequences are hurt feelings. I bet you think it’s probably their own fault too, huh?yarisma oyun forex mp3 dinle

Watts screwed up once and flagged something he shouldn’t have - oh well - it happens - no one likes getting their pride injured a bit.

Of course Watts clicking some kind of flag button when he shouldn’t doesn’t mean the video itself is really on target. I don’t quite get belittling his project of publicizing pictures of weather stations. Thats all it is as far as I can tell - just noting how some weather stations happen to be located by some ac units or on top of some tarmac or in some area under development - pictures of weather stations on the internet just adds to general understanding of average people about what goes on. It’s just a matter of raising questions

- as it turns out some of the questions have good answers but you don’t need to smack a guy for asking.

So deliberately trying to censure people for political reasons is “screwing up”? And all that’s at stake is someone’s pride?

Let me guess: you probably also think media communications in China, North Korea, Cuba, the former Soviet Union, Iran, etc. are not carefully controlled, but merely mistake-ridden and clumsy, and if people can’t get their message out to raise questions, or are not exposed to other points of view, the only consequences are hurt feelings. I bet you think it’s probably their own fault too, huh?

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It is sad that the instruments that are created to protect work in the opposite way. It is the first time I hear about such a situation. I read a lot about such projects as YouTube (especially I found a nice and very informative article about it at the pdf search engine http://pdf.rapid4me.com ). And I always admired this project. Well, it is not the best of their moves, for sure.

Democracy is utterly dependent upon an electorate that is accurately informed. In promoting climate change denial (and often denying their responsibility for doing so) industry has done more than endanger the environment. It has undermined democracy.

There is a vast difference between putting forth a point of view, honestly held, and intentionally sowing the seeds of confusion. Free speech does not include the right to deceive. Deception is not a point of view. And the right to disagree does not include a right to intentionally subvert the public awareness.

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